What started the Age of Contact in TEXAS?

A: The Age of contact began with the journey through Texas by Spanish Conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca.

1. What event forced Europe to look for a different route to Asia?

A: The Ottoman Turk (Islamic) siege and takeover of Constantinople in 1492.

1. What was the goal of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado?

A:Francisco Miranda brought 1300 men to the new world in search of Cibola.

1. What was the primary goal of Spanish explorers in Texas during the Age of Contact in the 16th and 17th centuries? 

A:To find gold and spread Catholicism

What sequence of events describes the Age of Contact from the 1400s in Europe to the 1600s in Texas?

A: European search for sea routes to Asia- Spanish come to the Americas- Spanish Conquistadors explore Texas.

What is a “conquistador?”

A: A conquistador is a Spanish soldier- explorer

1. What are the accomplishments of Hernan Cortes?

A: Herman Cortes conquered the Aztec empire and created Mexico City, the capital of New Spain.

1. Who started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio in 1718? 

: Antonio dAe Olivares.

1. What is a mission?

A: A mission is a Spanish religious settlement, placed in the new world

1. What is a presidio?

A: A presidio is a Spanish fort or military outpost, placed in the new world defend from native attacks.